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Uncharted 2 Lands October 13th

US pre-order details outlined, get ready for lots of bonus tat.
Published 21/07/2009 at 22:00 by nofi
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September 30th, said the apparent leaked release list, which has been disproved on so many levels that we’ll not be using those as a source in the future.  Regardless, Naughty Dog have confirmed that the real release date for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is two weeks later, October 13th.  If you’re the sort of person that believes shops won’t have ample supply of a PlayStation 3 game on launch then get your pre-orders in, and if you’re based in the States you’ll be no doubt surprised to learn that SCEA have inked deals with four different retailers, all clambering for your dollars.

Firstly, should you pre-order with Amazon.com, you’ll get a treasure map which will highlight secrets in the game.  The utterly bonkers-sounding Game Crazy will give you a “currency multiplier” for use in multiplayer which will mean your in-game currency bonuses will unlock faster for a limited time.  Gamestop customers will get first dibs on the multiplayer demo (the beta of which I personally thought was a waste of time) and a special Revenge Attribute booster, and finally, Bestbuy – if you pre-order with them you’ll get a Golden Gun modifier.  It won’t make the game as good as Goldeneye, but will add a bit of bling to your shooters.

Our advice?  Buy it from an independent – you’ll get bollock-all in terms of bonuses but you won’t be cheating your way up the ladders, you’ll pay less for the game itself and you won’t feel bad about funding multinational billion dollar corporations when honest retailers are trying to make a living.  No news on the European bundles but it’s safe to say that Uncle Bob’s Discount Games Shop won’t be offering any of the above fluff that Sony seem to think we want – the whole pre-order this and get that trend annoys me on some level but I can’t quite put my finger on why exactly.  Perhaps I just need a map.

Source: Kotaku, tips: xzero1299-PR, jonny_bolton, colmshan1990

Comments

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  1. Ok so that gives me full two pay checks at the new job to save up. Time to get going.


    • Whilst I don’t wish to stop you from purchasing a PS3, this is not strictly true :-)


  2. I just can’t wait! I want this game so much I’m going to try to hibernate for the rest of the summer and september, as well as the start of October. Uncharted 2, here I come!!


  3. im guessing the codes will be released online by people who pre order anyway, in the same vein as racedriver:grid, the codes for every bonus car were online before the game was on the shelves


  4. I’ll just be getting the game. No paying extra for stuff that i simply don’t want. This is probably one of the few games that i will pre-order. I’ll be getting it online, like all of my game purchases now. There are no independent game shops near me, so that’s really not an option. I wish there was an independent game shop nearby, heck maybe i should look into starting one.


  5. Sounds fun :D
    Wont be getting this straight away, but I will be buying it!


  6. Oh, oh…
    nextgamer are reporting European gamers will not get Uncharted 2 until the 16th of October! If that happens I have a feeling we will see some angry mobs at SCEE!


  7. Woo-hoo! Great news! October 13th is now marked in my calendar.
    Sometimes there are nice pre-order gifts, but a treasure map and a currency multiplier? Seriously? I think those pretty much spoil the game. The golden gun on the other hand is cool. It won’t turn the game into Goldeneye, but surely into another James Bond title :D


  8. This is great news, i’m getting my copy from shopto for £33, bargain or what !


  9. I’m holding out for the CE…


  10. The 13th is a Tuesday I believe. Bit of a random day for it’s release compared to the “usual Friday” for the majority of games. Ah well at least it allows me to save up after getting Fifa on Oct 2.


  11. LOL Nofi :) I hate those exclusive preorder bullshit things too. GRRR

    Goos to see it coming out so soon though :D I’ll preorder but only because then i’ll get it a day early from Shopto and i dont havee to give GAME any money


  12. Mines coming from shopto, we will get drakes the following friday apparently, so its not a long wait for us, as with the first one.


  13. Can’t wait for this game. For me it defines the word “entertainment”.


  14. *rooooar* Already got it pre-ordered, but now let’s get some info on the CE.


  15. Hoorah! Thats on my Birthday!
    Double Hoorah and w1n also!
    \o/ \o/


    • congrats maybe you could get someone else to pay for it?



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